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Diana Temple was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, on 21 April 1925. She was the daughter of a miner and a schoolteacher. She attended the University of Western Australia, where she studied English and History. After graduating, she worked as a journalist for the Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper.
In 1950, she moved to Sydney and began working as a radio announcer for the ABC. She was the first female announcer in Australia. She also worked as a television presenter for the ABC, and was the first female newsreader in Australia.
In the 1960s, she moved to London and worked as a freelance journalist. She wrote for the Sunday Times, the Observer, and the Guardian. She also wrote several books, including a biography of the Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies.
Diana Temple was married twice, first to a British diplomat and then to a British businessman. She had two children from her first marriage.
Diana Temple died on 8 April 2007, at the age of 81. She was survived by her two children and her husband.
At the time of her death, Diana Temple had an estimated net worth of $2 million. She earned her wealth through her career as a journalist and broadcaster.
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Following Temple's death, her advocacy for women in science was honoured with the annual Diana Temple AM Memorial Lecture. The 9th lecture was delivered by surgeon, Dr Caprice C. Greenberg, in May 2018. Temple's daughter Helen and grand daughter Charlotte, were in attendance, along with Professor Jennifer Byrne, a researcher who worked with Dr Temple. Professor Byrne spoke about Dr Temple's passion and advocacy for women in science, as well as her love for the environment and bush-walking.
This work prompted her to go on to play a key role in the establishment of Australia's Women in Science Enquiry Network (WiSEnet) to increase women's participation in the sciences, serving as the first National Convenor. In 2016, WiSEnet merged with the national organisation Women in STEMM Australia. In the following years, Temple gave many lectures and informal talks and published several articles on women in science.
Temple died in Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, of chronic lung disease on 29 August 2006 at 81 years of age. Temple was a keen bush-walker who enjoyed spending time with her family. She lived her life with asthma which was worsened by bronchiectasis near the end of her life.
In 1999, Diana Temple was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for service to medical and scientific research, particularly in the field of respiratory pharmacology, as an advocate for the role of women in science and in promoting an understanding of science by the general public.
Temple retired in 1990 and became an Honorary Fellow with the Department of Pharmacology at The University of Sydney until 2006. During her career, she published 100 scientific papers, supervised 41 research students, and delivered keynote speeches at 60 conferences. During this time, Temple was recognised as a Life Member of the Faculty of Medicine, 1995.
Temple joined the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Sydney as a Research Fellow and Part-Time Lecturer in 1961, and several years after completing her PhD, was appointed Senior Lecturer in 1967. In 1976, Temple was promoted to Associate Professor and became Head of Department in 1976, a position she held until 1979.
Temple graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 1947 from the University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia. In 1949, she completed a Master of Science (MSc) at the University of Sydney. Temple graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Sydney in 1962.
Diana Temple AM (1925–2006) was an Australian pharmacologist and Associate Professor who pioneered respiratory research in Australia. She was recognised for her work on respiratory pharmacology, the role of women in science and in promoting popular science.
Diana Temple was born Diana Marmion on 21 April 1925 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a gold-mining town on the edge of Australia's Nullarbor Plain. Temple's husband was scientist Richard Bernard Foster Temple and they had two children, Helen and Jonathan.